Parent-Child Dyadic Coping and Quality of Life in Chronically Diseased Children

Frontiers in Psychology

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Merel M. Nap-van der Vlist¹  Guy Bodenmann²  Catrin Finkenauer³  Sanne L. Nijhof¹  Reine C. van der Wal³  Eva Grosfeld³  Elise M. van de Putte¹  Geertje W. Dalmeijer⁴  Martha A. Grootenhuis⁵  Cornelis K. van der Ent⁶  Marry M. van den Heuvel-Eibrink⁵  Joost F. Swart⁷ 

[1] Department of Pediatrics, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University;Department of Psychology, University of Zurich;Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Utrecht University;Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University;Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology;Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University;Department of Pediatric Rheumatology/Immunology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University

关键词: childhood disease;    dyadic coping;    parent-child relationship;    quality of life;    stress communication;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.701540

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Different forms of dyadic coping are associated with positive outcomes in partner relationships, yet little is known about dyadic coping in parent-child relationships. The current research explored the association between parent-child dyadic coping and children’s quality of life in 12–18-year old children with a chronic disease (i.e., cystic fibrosis, autoimmune diseases, and children post-cancer treatment). In a sample of 105 parent-child dyads, self-reported forms of dyadic coping (i.e., stress communication, problem-oriented, emotion-oriented, and negative dyadic coping) and children’s quality of life were assessed. Children reported more stress communication and negative dyadic coping than their parents, while parents reported more problem-oriented dyadic coping and emotion-oriented dyadic coping than their children. More stress communication of the child was associated with more emotion-oriented dyadic coping and less negative dyadic coping of the parent. More negative dyadic coping of the child was associated with less stress communication, problem-oriented dyadic coping and emotion-oriented dyadic coping of the parent. Additionally, both children’s and parents’ negative dyadic coping were associated with lower self-reported pediatric quality of life and parents’ emotion-oriented dyadic coping was associated with higher pediatric quality of life. These findings emphasize that children and their parents mutually influence each other and that dyadic coping is associated with children’s quality of life. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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